The short stories of Saki

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Page 392"Come over here and listen to a story," said the aunt, when the bachelor had
looked twice at her and once at the communication card. The children moved
listlessly towards the aunt's end of the carriage. Evidently her reputation as a
story-teller ...

Page 418"He told you twice, but you weren't listening. You often don't listen when we tell
you important things." "You are not to go into the gooseberry garden," said the
aunt, changing the subject. "Why not?" demanded Nicholas. "Because you are in
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Page 531Why must he sit here weakly and listen to this weary, unconvincing tirade? Why
could he not be Mark Mellowkent for a few brief moments, and meet this man on
level terms? A sudden inspiration flashed across him. "Have you read my last ...